I think this is the coolest blog I’ve yet found in this wide world of teh intarweb. It’s written by a homeless man, living in Greensboro, NC, and it is about what it’s like to live as a homeless person in America.

“We were taken from the Day Center to a large local church. The volunteer staff had already prepared rollaway beds for each of us and had a meal prepared. The volunteers are some of the nicest people I ever met, so nice in fact, I actually felt guilty about them having to stay and deal with us. It’s always bugged me having to ask for help, and even more so now that I think of these good people spending time away from their own friends and families to be with us. Still, they seem to have no problem with it, and I would observe, have even come to expect it.

“Pay attention, boys and girls; these people are what being Christians are all about. Not Pat Robertson’s political abortions or Jerry Falwell’s overly-smug social dictums, but people helping people as commanded by God. “Out of their works will you know them” I think is how it goes.”

My mother volunteers often at the local homeless shelter, and I’ve gone and helped out a couple times. One of the thoughts I had was that there should be a way for these people to tell their stories. I even thought of a blog, but I wasn’t sure how you might initiate that. The web can only support so many me-too technocrat blogs and full-of-hot-air politicrat blogs. I wish more people would blog because they have an interesting story to tell.

This man’s blog, “View from the Sidewalk,” has also been covered by the Greensboro News-Record.